Synonyms of tossed

tossed

verb

past tense of toss

1

as in lurched

to make a series of unsteady side-to-side motions

the boat tossed to and fro in the heavy seas

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lurched
• swayed
• rocked
• shook
• rolled
• jerked
• halted
• careened
• wobbled
• vibrated
• tumbled
• pitched
• weaved
• seesawed
• faltered
• reeled
• stumbled
• floundered
• waddled
• staggered
• jolted
• hobbled
• toddled
• tottered
• wavered
• vacillated
• blundered
• bucked
• hitched
• teetered
• waggled
• doddered
• oscillated
• undulated
• wagged

2

as in jerked

to make jerky or restless movements

tossed and turned in bed all night, unable to sleep in the heat

Synonyms & Similar Words

• jerked
• fidgeted
• twitched
• squirmed
• twisted
• fiddled
• wiggled
• shook
• shivered
• writhed
• trembled
• jiggled
• wriggled
• thrashed
• threshed
• jigged
• fluttered
• shuddered
• quivered
• flitted
• squiggled
• quaked
• paced
• twittered

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• rested
• relaxed
• unwound
• stilled
• calmed (down)

3

as in threw

to send through the air especially with a quick forward motion of the arm

toss that football over here

Synonyms & Similar Words

• threw
• hurled
• slung
• flung
• fired
• launched
• heaved
• chucked
• pitched
• cast
• pegged
• lobbed
• catapulted
• dashed
• flipped
• hurtled
• darted
• bowled
• pelted
• let fly
• lofted
• rolled
• gunned
• passed
• propelled
• ejected
• hooked
• thrust
• precipitated
• projected
• shot
• impelled
• rifled
• bucked

4

as in discarded

to get rid of as useless or unwanted

we need to go through the basement and toss whatever we don't use

Synonyms & Similar Words

• discarded
• dumped
• unloaded
• ditched
• lost
• chucked
• abandoned
• scrapped
• jettisoned
• rejected
• junked
• shed
• removed
• laid by
• exorcised
• flung (off or away)
• threw away
• disposed of
• cast (off)
• eliminated
• sloughed (off)
• cashiered
• set aside
• shucked (off)
• dismissed
• threw out
• sluffed (off)
• eighty-sixed
• pitched
• deep-sixed
• forsook
• abdicated
• deserted
• abolished
• eradicated
• kicked out
• wiped out
• expunged
• extinguished
• stamped (out)
• exterminated
• annihilated
• extirpated
• liquidated
• rooted (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• adopted
• used
• employed
• embraced
• utilized
• held
• took on
• kept
• retained
• held back

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tossed

This comes as the ex-Apprentice host on July 3 tossed some praise Clinton’s way in a book reading event with Second Lady Usha Vance on the latter’s podcast. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 4 July 2026

This creator tossed on an oversize button-down and chunky bauble necklace for an effortlessly cool long-weekend look. — Ariel Wodarcyk, InStyle, 4 July 2026

Mora said that, at the end of the day, some people even came to the orchard to pick up the fruit that had been tossed to the side. — Gary Kazanjian, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026

Blubaugh tossed 2 2/3 more scoreless frames during Wednesday night’s 8-3 loss to the Minnesota Twins. — Chandler Rome, New York Times, 2 July 2026

Contreras was tossed immediately, while Red Sox outfielder Nate Eaton, interim manager Chad Tracy and Washington pitcher Miles Mikolas were all sent to the showers early. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026

In the world of fashion the word ‘beauty’ gets tossed around a lot, and most of the time that is with good reason. — Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

The governor, at first, tossed the question to Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Rebecca Tepper. — Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 24 June 2026

Pitching coach Matt Blake said that the tossed threw about 28 pitches. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 20 June 2026